Crayola crayon color

Crayola Razzmatazz #E3256B

Crayola Razzmatazz is shown here as #E3256B, the commonly published value for the crayon. It is a vivid pink in the pink family. In OKLCH it sits at lightness 0.601, chroma 0.222 and hue 6.4°. The nearest CSS named color is deeppink (#FF1493), ΔE2000 8.6 away.

Relative luminance
0.1872
OKLCH L · C · h
0.601 · 0.222 · 6.4
Best text
Black 4.74:1
Hue family
Pink
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#E3256B color codes

HEX
#E3256B
RGB
rgb(227, 37, 107)
HSL
hsl(338, 77%, 52%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.601 0.222 6.4)
OKLab
oklab(0.601 0.221 0.025)
CIELAB (D65)
L* 50.36, a* 72.34, b* 9.59
XYZ (D65)
X 35.00, Y 18.72, Z 15.68
CMYK (naive)
cmyk(0%, 84%, 53%, 11%)

CIELAB and XYZ use the D65 white point; CSS lab() uses D50, so paste the OKLCH or HEX value into stylesheets. CMYK here is a plain formula with no press profile.

Crayola is a trademark of Crayola LLC, which this site is not affiliated with. The value is the commonly published sRGB rendering of the crayon, not a Crayola specification.

Legibility

Contrast: is #E3256B accessible?

Black text on it reaches 4.74:1, passing AA. White text manages only 4.42:1, enough for large text only.

WCAG 2 gives the same ratio whichever color is the text; APCA does not, so its Lc changes sign and size with polarity.

Open the Contrast System

  • Black text on it

    4.74:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc +35

  • White text on it

    4.42:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large passes
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc −74

  • As text on black

    4.74:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc −32

  • As text on white

    4.42:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large passes
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc +68

Nearest versions that pass 4.5:1

  • For text on white

    #E1226A 4.52:1

    Darkening its OKLCH lightness from 0.60 to 0.60 reaches 4.52:1 on white, keeping the hue.

    Compare both in the Contrast System

  • For text on black

    #E3256B 4.74:1

    It already reaches 4.74:1 on black, so no change is needed.

Checking another pair? Use the Contrast Checker.

Studio

Adjust #E3256B live

Move lightness, chroma and hue in OKLCH, or drag on the map. The map is every lightness and chroma at the current hue: sRGB inside the solid area, Display P3 out to the dashed line.

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Scale

Shades and tints of #E3256B

Eleven OKLCH lightness steps at this hue, each with its contrast against white and black. #E3256B sits at step 500.

  1. 50#FFF1F3
    White
    1.09
    Black
    19.12
  2. 100#FFE3E8
    White
    1.20
    Black
    17.40
  3. 200#FFC6D0
    White
    1.47
    Black
    14.24
  4. 300#FF9CB1
    White
    1.97
    Black
    10.64
  5. 400#FF638E
    White
    2.82
    Black
    7.42
  6. 500This color#E3256B
    White
    4.42
    Black
    4.74
  7. 600#CB005A
    White
    5.69
    Black
    3.68
  8. 700#A30047
    White
    7.92
    Black
    2.64
  9. 800#790033
    White
    11.28
    Black
    1.86
  10. 900#510020
    White
    15.32
    Black
    1.37
  11. 950#310010
    White
    18.45
    Black
    1.13

Under each step, white and black text on it; a bold figure passes 4.5:1.

Gamut

How vivid #E3256B can get

At its lightness and hue, sRGB reaches OKLCH chroma 0.241; #E3256B uses 92% of it. Display P3, which many recent phones and laptops show, reaches 0.272 there: 13% more.

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  • sRGB
  • Display P3
  • Rec. 2020
  • Dominant wavelength
OKLCH chroma
0.222
sRGB edge
0.241
Display P3 edge
0.272
Rec. 2020 edge
0.319
Dominant wavelength
Complementary 495 nm
Excitation purity
57%
Chromaticity
x 0.5043, y 0.2698
  • This color#E3256B
  • Most vivid in sRGB#EA0069
  • Most vivid in Display P3oklch(0.601 0.272 6.4)

On a screen without Display P3 the last tile shows the sRGB edge instead.

Use the wider color where screens show it
.accent {
  color: #e3256b;
}
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
  .accent { color: color(display-p3 0.8769 0 0.4025); }
}

Mixing

Mixing #E3256B

Each row is the same mix worked out in a different space, with the halfway color at its end. sRGB, which older CSS gradients use, can sag gray or dark in the middle; OKLab keeps the lightness steps even; OKLCH holds chroma and hue as it goes.

White #FFFFFF

  • sRGB50%#F192B5
  • OKLab50%#FB9FB2
  • OKLCH50%#FB9FB2

Black #000000

  • sRGB50%#721336
  • OKLab50%#570825
  • OKLCH50%#570825

Its complement #00948A

  • sRGB50%#725D7B
  • OKLab50%#9F727B
  • OKLCH50%#6973E0
In CSS
/* A gradient and a mix, worked out in OKLCH */
background: linear-gradient(in oklch, #e3256b, white);
color: color-mix(in oklch, #e3256b 50%, white);

In use

#E3256B in an interface

A button, a link, a heading, a focused field, an icon and a chart line in this color, on a light page and a dark one. Each check is a WCAG 2 contrast minimum: 1.4.3 for text, 1.4.11 for the rest.

Light page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:14.74:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:14.42:1 Fails
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:14.42:1 Passes
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:14.42:1 Passes

For text on this page, the nearest shade that passes is #E1226A 4.52:1

Dark page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:14.74:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:14.23:1 Fails
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:14.23:1 Passes
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:14.23:1 Passes

For text on this page, the nearest shade that passes is #E92C6F 4.50:1

Color vision

How #E3256B looks with color blindness

Deuteranopia changes it most, ΔE2000 40.1; tritanopia changes it least, 10.7.

Simulated with Machado et al. (2009) at full severity, in linear light.

Simulate a whole page What each type sees

  • Protanopia

    No working red (long-wavelength) cones

    #5C606C ΔE2000 31.5

    Distinct

    Reads as dark gray

  • Deuteranopia

    No working green (medium-wavelength) cones

    #8D8566 ΔE2000 40.1

    Distinct

    Reads as grayish amber

  • Tritanopia

    No working blue (short-wavelength) cones

    #F80046 ΔE2000 10.7

    Distinct

    Reads as vivid red

  • Achromatopsia

    No cone color vision; lightness only

    #787878 ΔE2000 27.8

    Distinct

    Reads as gray

Pairing check

Checked against its complement, #00948A. Their lightness contrast is only 1.18:1, so where hue collapses, add a label, icon or pattern.

VisionThe pairΔE2000Verdict
Normal vision#E3256B · #00948A66.5Stays distinct
Protanopia#5C606C · #8B8B8A18.4Stays distinct
Deuteranopia#8D8566 · #7B7F8B20.2Stays distinct
Tritanopia#F80046 · #00989164.3Stays distinct
Achromatopsia#787878 · #8484844.6Easily confused

Harmony

Color harmonies for #E3256B

Its complement is #00948A, a soft cyan, on the cool side of the wheel.

Hue rotations in OKLCH, mapped into sRGB by trimming chroma so hue and lightness stay put.

Open the Harmony Studio
  • Base#E3256B
  • Complement#00948A

Complementary

Open in Harmony Studio
  • −30°#CC37B1
  • Base#E3256B
  • +30°#DF4000

Analogous

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#E3256B
  • +120°#699000
  • +240°#0086D7

Triadic

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#E3256B
  • +150°#00995B
  • +210°#0090A9

Split-complementary

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Code

Design tokens

Ready-to-paste tokens in six formats. Rename them to fit your system.

CSS custom property

:root {
  --color-crayola-razzmatazz: #e3256b;
}

Tailwind config

// tailwind.config.js
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        'crayola-razzmatazz': '#e3256b',
      },
    },
  },
};

Tailwind v4 theme

/* app.css — Tailwind CSS v4 */
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-crayola-razzmatazz: oklch(0.601 0.222 6.4);
}

Design token (W3C DTCG)

{
  "color": {
    "crayola-razzmatazz": {
      "$type": "color",
      "$value": {
        "colorSpace": "srgb",
        "components": [0.8902, 0.1451, 0.4196],
        "hex": "#e3256b"
      },
      "$description": "Crayola Razzmatazz"
    }
  }
}

SwiftUI color

import SwiftUI

enum Palette {
    static let crayolaRazzmatazz = Color(.sRGB, red: 0.890, green: 0.145, blue: 0.420, opacity: 1)
}

Jetpack Compose color

import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color

object Palette {
    val CrayolaRazzmatazz = Color(0xFFE3256B)
}

Matches

The nearest match in each system

The closest CSS name, Tailwind shade, RAL Classic paint and Crayola crayon by ΔE2000; under 2 is hard to tell apart side by side. RAL and Crayola values approximate physical colors.

Neighbors

The eight nearest colors on this site by ΔE2000, closest first. Under 2 is hard to tell apart side by side.

Tools

Open #E3256B in the tools

Each opens over this page. More colors live in the Color Library, and every color page is listed on the hub.